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Faculty of Arts and Humanities, faculty of arts and humanities

What can I do with my Creative Writing degree?

Read our 2024 Creative Writing careers guide. We're talking jobs as a creative writing graduate, careers in the creative industry, and how your writing skills could launch you into a career as an entreprenuer.

Alexandra Stephens

29 February 2024

My time as the Students' Union LGBTQ+ Officer

Jonathan Hendry, a former LGBTQ+ Officer for the Students' Union, talks about his experience in the role.

Alumni team

21 February 2024

Carlos Moral Reis Technician Blog

Communications Office

21 February 2024

Trinta / Treinta / Thirty Years of the Essex Collection of Art from Latin America

ESCALA, the Essex Collection of Art from Latin America at the University of Essex, was founded by staff and students in 1993 and inaugurated in December of that year with an exhibition at the University Gallery, now Art Exchange, and this year we celebrate 30 years since that foundation.

Gisselle Giron, Dr Sarah Demelo

22 November 2023

Have you heard about the Essex Student Journal? Get involved in Student Publishing Week!

Calling all University of Essex students! Looking to get your work published? Want to boost your writing or reviewing skills? Find out more in this blog post.

Kimia Aghasoleimani, Thomas O'Toole-Mills

26 October 2023

Autumn Term has begun, and we’re delighted to welcome all new and returning students. Find out what we've been working on to improve library services.

Library and Cultural Services

18 October 2023

A visionary artist and poet, William Blake (1757-1827) created some of the most iconic images in British Art. This blog post discusses the recent exhibition in the Albert Sloman Library which focuses on the critical stance he took against the Age of the Enlightenment with its emphasis on science and reason.

Adhithi Ravikumar

11 October 2023

As part of the Annual Meeting and Summer Reception, law graduate Sharon White, former Chief Executive of Stephenson Harwood LLP, spoke about why she donates to the University of Essex.

Philanthropy, Sharon White

02 October 2023

How I applied to and got an offer for East 15

The first time I applied for East 15 Acting School (part of University of Essex) back in 2019, I did not get an offer from any of the courses I was interested in (BA Acting and BA Acting International). That year, I sent auditions to some of the most prestigious acting schools in England and Scotland, but the reality was, I hadn’t done any previous training, so all my self-tapes were quite amateur.

Cristiana Catalina Clucencu

28 September 2023

Read about our latest efforts in our ongoing project to decolonise the library.

Library and Cultural Services

26 September 2023

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11-20 of 62 results

Faculty of Arts and Humanities, faculty of arts and humanities

What can I do with my Creative Writing degree?

My time as the Students' Union LGBTQ+ Officer

The creative freedom of the stage

Trinta / Treinta / Thirty Years of the Essex Collection of Art from Latin America

Have you heard about the Essex Student Journal? Get involved in Student Publishing Week!

Welcome to the Library

William Blake: Prophet Against Empire

Why I support Essex

How I applied to and got an offer for East 15

Decolonising the Library